Effect of model resolution on tropical cyclone climate projections

Scientific Online Letters on the Atmosphere

Volumn 6, Issue , 2010, Pages 73-76

  Murakami, Hiroyuki ^a,b   Sugi, Masato ^b  

^a Advanced Earth Science and Technology Organization   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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EID: 77954798760     PISSN: 13496476     EISSN: 13496476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/sola.2010-019     Document Type: Article

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